Students from Saint Paul’s visited contrasting areas of Manchester as part of their GSCE Geography course.
The Year 11 and Year 10 students worked in small groups to complete the fieldwork, they travelled to contrasting areas of Manchester in order to compare the quality of life in different parts of the city.
Mrs Vallelly, Head of Geography, said: “The students had a good day and enjoyed the trip! Field work is an essential component of geography education and the trip directly related to work which the students had been taught in the classroom. I was delighted that the group demonstrated an excellent application of their knowledge from the classroom to the real world.”
“This was an urban fieldwork trip, where we visited different parts of Manchester in order to investigate how the quality of life in an urban area varies.The students thoroughly enjoyed the day and had an extremely positive attitude to their research.” added Mrs Vallelly.
Mrs Chisnall, Geography Teacher, added: “The classes visited five sites around Manchester and carried out four activities at each including questionnaires with the general public. The students were nervous about this in class but all jumped straight in! Despite some having knock backs they kept trying and I felt very proud of them!”
“A field trip is a fantastic opportunity for students to gain a level of understanding about Geography that textbooks or lessons alone, however good, can never equal,” commented Head Teacher, Mr Whiteside. “It’s an opportunity for students to be creative, and to have a personalised outcome which gives them a sense of ownership of the learning. It’s a fantastic way to bring Geography to life.”